Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-03
WASHINGTON.
Important Decision in Regard TO the
classification OF Leaf Tobacco.
National Bank Statement.
Further Particulars CT the Death of aIrs
Hubbard, Vito OF the United Stateo
GIinIeter TO Japan.
IFAE TOBACCO.

LEAF TOBACCO.
Special TO the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-AssiStant Sec
rotary Maynard yesterday gave decision
n regard to the classification Of leaf to
Jaccc, which win be Of interest to the
tobacco traders especially. Tae question
arose on e decision Of the collector g. FL
PaSo assessing duty at the rate of - cents
per pound On certain leaf tobacco m
ported from Mexico, Of which dtty-nine
out OF every 100 leaves were Of
the requisite SIZE and fneness for
use as wrappers, and loo Of
which weighed less than pound. Mr..
decided that the tax referred 10
leaf tobacco and not TO bales, bundles or
pachages to berated. He therefore de
CIoed that 81 per cent. Of the invoice vas
dutiable ~ - cents per pound and II per
cent. at 30 cents per pound. The COljeC-
tor At L. Psso is instructed to repudiste
the entry accordingly and to refund the
excess Of duty.
A STATEMENT CALLED FOR.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2-TGe Comp
troller Of Currency has called upon the
national banks for report OF their CON
diIiOn TT The close of business August / .
No report was ever called for in the
month OF August until last year, when
August q was the date fixed upon Nor
since 1868 has shy date in July later
than the lst been selected. The inf0rma-
tioa 10 be imbOdied in the report
Just called Tor is expected to be psrticu-
llrly yalusble SIS showing how the banks
ere preparing 10 meet the spprOGChin9
demands tor funds TO move crops. Al
banks that failed to send IA the reports
under The last call within the tile specl-
fed by law were fined, and the lines
ksye been COLE cted and paid into
The treasury. Even political pressure
was brought 10 bear in several cases to
obtain & remission Of penalties, but the
Comptroller would not consent to any
such arrangement. He has frequently
expressed himself IS determined to en-
force This statute and 50 informed banks.
PARTICULARS OF MRS. HUBBARD'S DEATH.
special 10 the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-The Secretary
of State received yesterday morning from
Toxic the sad intelligence Of the death OF
Mrs. Hubbard, vile Of the United States
minister 10 Japan. Mrs. Hubbard hal
been in i'll health for many months, enc
for the past two months her condition
had can. "a much uneasiness u her
family and friends. About July 1 snc
was taken to NikO By the advice Of pay
SiCians, with tie hope that the mountain
sir would be Of benefit to her, but after
her arrival a. that place, the unfaVOraJie
symptoms OF her disease increased ultu
death ended her sufTeriu25.
TEXAS PENSIONS.
special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-The following
Texas pensions were issued to-day
William H Il. Cooper, Loyal Valley
John +. Redding, Liberty John S. Al
dersOH, Evans.
LESS MONEY N THE TREAS CRY.
WASHINGTON, Aug. "a statemeu
prepared 81 the Treasury Department
shows that during the month of july
there was decrease Of $G,G73,74 N Tx
cash in the Treasury, and an increase O
81, 047,l33 in circulation. Decrease il
cash was mainly in gold certificates. THIS
| decrease in national bank notes amount
cd to S5,543, 03l.
RESERVE AGENTS.
I Special 20 the Gazette.
ktASHlNtTiONg
tTolleT Of the Currency has approved TT
serve agents for the following Texas La
tlonal banks: For the City N8tiCaa
Bank Of Dallas. the American Nations
Bank Of Kansas City; for the First Ma
tional Bank of Grardbury, the For
Dsarbon National Bank of Chicago; fo
the Farmers National Bauk Of Hillsboro
the National Park Bank of New York.
GRANTED THREE MONTHS LEAVE.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Second Lieu
tenant Cnalles Ballon OF the Tenth In
| fantrY, department OF Texas, is extende;
three months on q surgeons certificate G
disability, with permission 20 leave tn
department Of Texas.
TEXAS PATENTS.
Special 70 the Gazette.
WASHINGTON Aug. The f0uOwin
Texas patents we're issued TO-DAY: r. q,
Adair, QssignOrs of one-nan to L. J Ca
non, Dallas, copy holder; j. H. Adam,
Houston and j. J. Ryan, San AutonIC
air compressor for deep well pumps
Mathew j. Bgrue, Colorado, door chech
w. f. England, Galveston, hlackn
brush. T. McCurdY, Lancaster, vehicI
| LN'p, I-AA1CAlNt - " LAiINShy DLht4f Sy1l
dard for logging cars. John W. Robbin
Red River station, railroad switch; ABS:
lom Temoletou, Lone Grove, WACO
brake; w. o. Marlboro, Oden, COZ
planter.
THE JULY COINAGE.
WASHINGTON, aug. 2.-The coinage
the minis during July was 100000,
which $500, 600 was in standard silYt
dollars. The limited coinage was due {
the fact that the mint at Philadelphia W,
closed during the month for repairs. II
deficiency in the coinage of standard dc
lars will De made good during the prese
: month,
c ALL IN ARKANSAS.
= WAsHINGToE, Aux. 2.-Captain II.
e Taber, United States Engineer, in his 8
nusl report recommends the foJlowil
= appropriations for tn next fiscal yea
Expenditures in removing obstruction
o from the Arkansas river III ArkaIsa
! S90,375 Improvement at Pine Bluff, Arl
$500; improving Arkansas river in
It kansas, $3.50, 900; improving Fourche 81
= Wave rivers in Arkansas, $3.50: Bis
river, AK, snd the Missouri, S23, 90
Petit Jean river, Ark, $500; St. Franc
r;,-1r Brl- GS0NO. Pod riy-ar O hOvo =,